How To Construct A Drought Pod

Reader Contribution by Ron Ferrell
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Experimentation and observation are key to my years of successful gardening. Below are a few books and authors that are instrumental in my approach to gardening.

I spent NO MONEY to build this Drought Pod and it is fueled by my food waste.

I’ve read many books and perhaps my favorite author is Ruth Stout. What I especially like about Ms. Stout is her observation of the forests around her home and the role that heavy mulch plays in nature and the fact that Mother Nature does not till the soil. Secondly, she is funny and her approach to gardening is light and forgiving. I highly recommend her books, even though they are difficult to find. I think Barnes and Noble has reprinted her best seller. Search the used sites first!

Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza is another great book. Her approach to building a garden is forgiving and resourceful. Starting with cardboard, layers of available, mostly free materials are used to build garden soil. I used this method at my Ecohut to block out weeds, add layers of whatever organic materials I could drag home and created an awesome, rich garden soil up to 12″ deep.

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